WAR calculated by Baseball Reference.
| Rank | WAR | Name | Tm | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 9.3 | Bob Feller | CLE | PITCH | |
| +002+ | 8.3 | Bobo Newsom | TOT | PITCH | |
| +003+ | 8.2 | Bucky Walters | CIN | PITCH | |
| +004+ | 8.1 | Joe DiMaggio | NYA | CF-OF | |
| +005+ | 7.9 | Johnny Mize | SLN | 1B | |
| +006+ | 7.0 | Lefty Grove | BOS | PITCH | |
| +007+ | 6.8 | Jimmie Foxx | BOS | 1B | |
| +008+ | 6.7 | Ted Williams | BOS | OF-RF | |
| +009+ | 6.5 | Bob Johnson | OAK | OF-LF-CF | |
| +010+ | 6.4 | Dolph Camilli | LAN | 1B | |
| +011+ | 6.3 | Joe Gordon | NYA | 2B | |
| +012+ | 5.9 | Lonny Frey | CIN | 2B | |
| +012+ | 5.9 | Claude Passeau | TOT | PITCH | |
| +012+ | 5.9 | Red Rolfe | NYA | 3B | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Mel Ott | SFN | OF-RF-3B | |
| +015+ | 5.7 | Buddy Lewis | MIN | 3B | |
| +017+ | 5.5 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 1B | |
| +018+ | 5.4 | George Selkirk | NYA | OF-LF-RF | |
| +019+ | 5.3 | Frank McCormick | CIN | 1B | |
| +019+ | 5.3 | Hugh Casey | LAN | PITCH | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Ival Goodman | CIN | OF-RF | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Hal Trosky | CLE | 1B | |
| +021+ | 5.2 | Arky Vaughan | PIT | SS | |
| +024+ | 5.1 | Bill Lee | CHN | PITCH | |
| +024+ | 5.1 | Billy Myers | CIN | SS |
| Type | Lg | Name |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | NL | Bucky Walters |
| MVP | AL | Joe DiMaggio |
| HOF | X | Eddie Collins |
| HOF | X | Lou Gehrig |
| HOF | X | Willie Keeler |
| HOF | X | George Sisler |
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